Fossa Diet

Fossas are entirely carnivorous apex predators, feeding on small- to medium-sized animals like lemurs, rodents, birds, snakes, lizards, and turtles.

• Lemurs are its main source of food, making up over 50% of their diet

It is unknown how often fossas eat in the wild

The fossa is an ambush hunter

• It uses its forelimbs and claws to catch its prey, killing it quickly with a bite from its sharp teeth